Nehru Cup (cricket)

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1989 MRF World Series (Nehru Cup)
Dates15 October – 1 November 1989
Administrator(s) Board of Control for Cricket in India
Cricket format One Day International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) India
ChampionsFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Runners-upWestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Participants6
Matches18
Player of the series Flag of Pakistan.svg Imran Khan
Most runs WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Desmond Haynes (366)
Most wickets WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Winston Benjamin (13)

The MRF World Series for the Jawaharlal Nehru Cup was an international cricket tournament held in India to celebrate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India.

Contents

The tournament took place in October and November 1989, and was sponsored by the Madras Rubber Factory (MRF). Six teams took part India, the hosts, Australia, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. The tournament was a round robin with each team playing each other once.

Group stage

TeamPtsPldWLR/R
Flag of India.svg  India 125324.63
Flag of England.svg  England 125324.52
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 125324.30
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 125324.13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 85234.36
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 45144.05
15 October 1989
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
193 (48.3 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
196/5 (48.4 overs)
PA de Silva 80 (89)
PAJ DeFreitas 3/38 (10 overs)
RA Smith 81* (119)
KIW Wijegunawardene 2/37 (8.4 overs)
England won by 5 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and PJ McConnell (AUS)
Player of the match: RA Smith (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • ARC Fraser and AJ Stewart (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.

19 October 1989
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
242/3 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
243/3 (47.3 overs)
AR Border 84* (44)
ARC Fraser 1/48 (10 overs)
W Larkins 124 (126)
AR Border 1/43 (10 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and Khizer Hayat (PAK)
Player of the match: W Larkins (ENG)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

19 October 1989
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
176/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
180/6 (47.1 overs)
AL Logie 54* (73)
KIW Wijegunawardene 2/30 (10 overs)
EAR de Silva 2/30 (10 overs)
AP Gurusinha 66 (90)
WKM Benjamin 3/22 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Municipal Stadium, Rajkot
Umpires: PJ McConnell (AUS) and PD Reporter (IND)
Player of the match: AP Gurusinha (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

21 October 1989
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
241/6 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
142 (40.3 overs)
GR Marsh 74 (129)
WKM Benjamin 3/38 (9 overs)
RB Richardson 61 (101)
AR Border 3/20 (10 overs)
Australia won by 99 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras
Umpires: SK Ghosh (IND) and JW Holder (ENG)
Player of the match: AR Border (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

22 October 1989
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
148/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
149/6 (43.2 overs)
Saleem Malik 42 (59)
GA Gooch 3/19 (10 overs)
AJ Lamb 42 (62)
Wasim Akram 2/32 (10 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND)
Player of the match: GA Gooch (ENG)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

22 October 1989
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
227/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
221 (49.4 overs)
NS Sidhu 80 (88)
JR Ratnayeke 3/35 (10 overs)
AP Gurusinha 83 (106)
Kapil Dev 3/26 (8.4 overs)
India won by 6 runs
Gujarat Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and PJ McConnell (AUS)
Player of the match: NS Sidhu (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

23 October 1989
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
205/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
139 (43.2 overs)
Shoaib Mohammad 73 (121)
TM Alderman 4/22 (10 overs)
DM Jones 58 (94)
Imran Khan 3/13 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 66 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and PD Reporter (IND)
Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Akram Raza (PAK) made his ODI debut.

23 October 1989
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
196/9 (45 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
176 (41.4 overs)
RB Richardson 57 (110)
C Sharma 3/46 (9 overs)
R Lamba 61 (80)
IVA Richards 6/41 (9.4 overs)
West Indies won by 20 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and JW Holder (ENG)
Player of the match: IVA Richards (WI)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 46 overs per side.
  • The match was reduced to 45 overs per side.

25 October 1989
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
222/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
194 (47.1 overs)
DM Jones 85 (101)
GF Labrooy 3/38 (10 overs)
PA de Silva 96 (107)
SP O'Donnell 3/48 (10 overs)
Australia won by 28 runs
Nehru Stadium, Margao, Goa
Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and PD Reporter (IND)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • TL Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.

25 October 1989
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
255/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
259/4 (48.1 overs)
AJ Lamb 91 (109)
Kapil Dev 2/56 (10 overs)
C Sharma 101* (96)
GC Small 1/44 (10 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Modi Stadium, Kanpur
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Khizer Hayat (PAK)
Player of the match: C Sharma (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

25 October 1989
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
223/5 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
226/4 (48.3 overs)
Aamer Malik 77 (106)
CEL Ambrose 2/45 (10 overs)
RB Richardson 80 (116)
Wasim Akram 2/38 (9.3 overs)
West Indies won by 6 wickets
Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires: JW Holder (ENG) and VK Ramaswamy (IND)
Player of the match: RB Richardson (WI)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

27 October 1989
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
265/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
239/8 (50 overs)
DL Haynes 138* (164)
GC Small 3/39 (10 overs)
RA Smith 65 (74)
MD Marshall 4/33 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 26 runs
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior
Umpires: SK Ghosh (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND)
Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

27 October 1989
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
247/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
249/7 (47.1 overs)
DM Jones 53 (77)
AK Sharma 3/41 (10 overs)
K Srikkanth 58 (65)
GRJ Matthews 3/56 (10 overs)
India won by 3 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and Khizer Hayat (PAK)
Player of the match: AK Sharma (IND)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

27 October 1989
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
219/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
213 (49.2 overs)
Imran Khan 84* (110)
PA de Silva 2/43 (10 overs)
PA de Silva 83 (90)
Wasim Akram 2/30 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 6 runs
K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and PJ McConnell (AUS)
Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

28 October 1989
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
279/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
202 (42.3 overs)
Rameez Raja 77 (90)
Arshad Ayub 2/31 (7 overs)
K Srikkanth 65 (75)
Mushtaq Ahmed 3/51 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 77 runs
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and JW Holder (ENG)
Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

Semi finals

1st Semi Final

Pakistan beat England in the first semi-final. The match was reduced to 30 overs a side.

30 October 1989
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
194/7 (30 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
195/4 (28.3 overs)
RA Smith 55 (57)
Abdul Qadir 3/30 (6 overs)
Rameez Raja 85* (82)
PAJ DeFreitas 2/40 (6 overs)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND)
Player of the match: Rameez Raja (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced before play started to 30 overs per side.
  • N Hussain (ENG) made his ODI debut.

2nd Semi Final

30 October 1989
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
165 (48.5 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
166/2 (42.1 overs)
M Azharuddin 38 (56)
CA Walsh 3/39 (10 overs)
DL Haynes 64 (100)
Kapil Dev 2/31 (8 overs)
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: JW Holder (ENG) and PJ McConnell (AUS)
Player of the match: IVA Richards (WI)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

1 November 1989
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
273/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
277/6 (49.5 overs)
DL Haynes 107* (137)
Imran Khan 3/47 (9 overs)
Saleem Malik 71 (62)
WKM Benjamin 2/71 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: SK Ghosh (IND) and PD Reporter (IND)
Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was Imran Khan's last ODI in India.

At the final at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, Desmond Haynes scored 107 as West Indies totalled 273–5. But Pakistan overhauled it, scoring 277–6, thanks to Wasim Akram's six in the last over and half centuries from Saleem Malik and captain Imran Khan who was also Man of the Series.

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